The REAL "One more thing"....
...Apple Comptuers will now ship with 2-button Apple style mice, similar to 'The Mouse'.
Really, would that be too difficult, Steve? Wonder how many people have looked at a Mac and thought, darn, I have to buy a 3rd party mouse to get real use out of it, even after paying the 'Apple premium'??
Really, would that be too difficult, Steve? Wonder how many people have looked at a Mac and thought, darn, I have to buy a 3rd party mouse to get real use out of it, even after paying the 'Apple premium'??
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Originally posted by iPoster
...Apple Comptuers will now ship with 2-button Apple style mice, similar to 'The Mouse'.
Really, would that be too difficult, Steve? Wonder how many people have looked at a Mac and thought, darn, I have to buy a 3rd party mouse to get real use out of it, even after paying the 'Apple premium'??
I do heavy work-loads and I hardly ever have a use for a second button mouse.
Originally posted by OrbitPink
I do heavy work-loads and I hardly ever have a use for a second button mouse.
I agree, I have a 2 button mouse at home and a stock Apple mouse at work. I never miss it using Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark or InDesign but at home I do like the second button and scroll wheel for web browsing. In fact, the only time I miss it at work is when I am web browsing.
But yeah, I agree that web browsing is better with a scroll wheel.
I LOVE THE SINGLE BUTTON MOUSE!!
Originally posted by k squared
Maybe it's time that a sticky note is posted concerning Apple's design philosophy and the one button mouse. It seems that there is a new "two button mouse" thread every week or so without the poster understanding the underlying decisions Apple makes regarding the issue. My understanding is this: Apple's use of the one button mouse keeps developers designing better application interface design by preventing them from throwing random commands into contextual menus. Thus, an application is easier to use because the developer has more throughly thought out the interface.
Exactly! Keep it simple! Besides, the second mouse button is on the keyboard. It's the control key.
Originally posted by Alexis
This is not "Alexis", but his twin brother, The Pfhor. What is wrong with you guys? You would rather that Apple stay in the dark ages with a single button mouse? I say its about time if its true. I have always bought and used a two button and will NEVER go back. There is just so much more convenience with that second button (or third, or fourth, etc.).
It's a matter of being true to its roots.
An Apple computer with a two-button mouse is like a DeLorean without gull-wing doors, or like a Coca-Cola in a milk carton. It's just wrong.
**resists urge to further comment on this thread**
Keyboards are another story... Matias TactilePro and work, Apple Pro at home. While typing this in my room I could mistake the "Pro" for cold oatmeal.
Apple: NEVER get rid of the one-button mouse!
Originally posted by Ssendam
Apple would probably benefit by offering a choice in mice
Have you been to an Apple Store (online or physical)? They do.
They're not Apple mice, but so what? They're solid choices from reputable vendors.
Originally posted by The Pfhor
What is wrong with you guys? You would rather that Apple stay in the dark ages with a single button mouse?
You're assuming, incorrectly, that mice started with one simple button and added buttons over time.
The first mouse, hand-built in the late '60s, had three buttons. For years after that, it was assumed that a mouse would have as many buttons as fingers. Apple looked at all this work, figured out what a mouse would actually be useful for, and boiled the design down to a few simple actions and one button. In other words, the one-button mouse is a more sophisticated evolution of the old, multibutton mouse, based on years of accumulated data about how mice are used, and how they're useful.
Now, if you prefer the almost forty year old design of a three-button mouse, knock yourself out. It's not about whether something is new or old, it's about whether something is the best tool for your particular needs. You have your choice of older, less focused designs. But as soon as Apple drops their single-button mouse design, there will be less choice. No-one else makes a single button mouse, because everyone else sells into the Windows and (trad) Unix markets, and those more complex interfaces require multi-button mice. For those of us who prefer the simplicity and comfort of Apple's mouse, that would be a serious loss.
It is funny to read Inside Lightwave. Every time they mention Mac they say something like: for Mac users press ... come on, why haven't you bought a multi-button mouse yet?
Of course, on the flip side, it is good they are throwing something to the 3rd parties. In my case, the third party in question would be Microsoft though, so that's not too cool.
Which is why I see no reason why Apple can't offer this as a BTO option, at the very least on the PowerMacs. It's really the will of Steve Jobs that keeps Macs with 1 button mice. Perhaps someday it will change, I doubt it. Besides, it's not that big of a deal. The mouse is among the few things you can upgrade on an iMac for little hassle. For $15 you can a nice Kensington.
Originally posted by bborofka
It's true, if you like the 1 button mouse then you are either agnostic to the benefits you'd get from more buttons, or you rely on keyboard shortcuts so much which are much quicker and efficient than a contextual menu. But I'm willing to bet the majority of users would like to see Apple make a 2 button mouse with a scroll wheel, me included.
Which is why I see no reason why Apple can't offer this as a BTO option, at the very least on the PowerMacs. It's really the will of Steve Jobs that keeps Macs with 1 button mice. Perhaps someday it will change, I doubt it. Besides, it's not that big of a deal. The mouse is among the few things you can upgrade on an iMac for little hassle. For $15 you can a nice Kensington.
"Will of Steve Jobs"? You do realize that Jobs originally wanted the Mac to ship with a three-button mouse, don't you?